Credit: The Associated Press

Policemen escort a man, accused in the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old musician described as an anti-fascist activist, as they arrive at the prosecutor's office in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013.

Credit: The Associated Press

Protesters shout slogans during a protest against the stabbing of Pavlos Fyssas, who died early Wednesday, in the suburb of Nikaia, near Athens, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013.

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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say a man with ties to an extreme right party accused of fatally stabbing an anti-fascist rapper has been jailed after testifying to an examining magistrate and a prosecutor.

Police say the 45-year-old suspect, whose name hasn't been officially released, but who has been repeatedly identified in Greek media, has said he was being attacked by a group of people and acting in self-defense when he stabbed 34-year-old Pavlos Fyssas in the chest Wednesday.